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Scholarship: Bishop Ezeokafor, JDPC, HIFA Spend Millions On Indigent Students

The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, Justice Development and Peace Caritas, (JDPC), and Help For All (HIFA) Foundation, Anambra, a Non Governmental Organization, recently spent over ten Million Naira on eighty-one indigent students and pupils across all denominations in Anambra State.

Angel Network News (ANN) reports that the Director of JDPC in Awka Diocese and Chairman of HIFA Board in Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Levi Ukor, in his speech, commended HIFA for their continuous aid to the less privileged

Fr. Ukor stated that HIFA had been consistent with this scholarship for the past 25 years and still counting.

In his remarks, the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most. Rev. Paulinus  Ezeokafor, who was represented by the Education Secretary of Awka Diocese, Rev. Fr. Maximus Okonkwo thanked HIFA for their support. 

He narrated the story of how one of his classmates, who was a beneficiary of the HIFA Scholarship, is today a Catholic priest working in the United States of America.

Rev. Fr. Okonkwo called on other well-meaning individuals, initiatives, and foundations to learn from HIFA and come to the aid of the needy in society. He emphasized the importance of education in breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering future generations.

ANN gathered that HIFA Anambra, is an offshoot of HIFA Austria, one of the oldest NGOs in the world. They are in over six States in Nigeria, with Anambra as the headquarters. 

The presentation of tuition fees cheques to the beneficiaries ceremony saw  students, parents, and guardians beaming with smiles and joy.

Some of the beneficiaries of the scholarship, who spoke at the ceremony, expressed their gratitude to HIFA and JDPC for giving them hope to pursue their educational dreams. 

In their separate speeches, Okoye Valentine, an SS 2 Student of St. Mary’s College, Awka, Onwukachi Ekere Fustina, SS 1 Student of Fr Tansi Memorial Secondary School, Akpu, and IfeChukwu Sophia, a final year student, expressed gratitude for the scholarship.

Other beneficiaries, including Oluebube Anosike, a basic 3 students of Handmaid Infant Jesus Nursery and Primary School, Awka, and Vincent B. Chinwalumogu also thanked HIFA for their kindness. They promised to make HIFA proud by working hard and achieving academic excellence.

Mr. Anthony Mary Chiwendu Okparanwa, an indigene of Achina in Anambra State, was visibly emotional as he expressed his gratitude to HIFA. 

“If not for HIFA, I wonder what would have become of my children’s education. Two of my children are beneficiaries of this scholarship, and I’m forever grateful to HIFA for their kindness.” Okparanwa said.

The Chairman of JDPC in Awka, Hon. PC Adinuba in his speech, thanked HIFA for their benevolence and encouraged the students to make the most of the opportunity. He noted that one astonishing thing about this scholarship is the fact that HIFA doesn’t know the students, and the students also don’t know HIFA.

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